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27 October 2026
ARADA DEVELOPMENTS LLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS AND ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER OFFER
On 20 October 2026, Arada Developments LLC ("Arada") launched an invitation to holders of Arada Sukuk Limited's outstanding U.S.$411,702,000 in aggregate principal amount of the U.S.$500,000,000 Trust Certificates due 2027 (ISIN: XS2471859251) (the "Existing Certificates") to tender such Existing Certificates for purchase by Arada for cash (such invitation being, the "Offer"), subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer described in a tender offer memorandum dated 20 October 2026 (the "Tender Offer Memorandum").
Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
As of the Expiration Deadline, being 16:00 (London time) on 26 October 2026, U.S.$169,179,000 of Existing Certificates have been validly tendered in the Offer.
Accordingly, Arada has set the Final Acceptance Amount at U.S.$169,179,000 and intends to accept, in full, all validly tendered Existing Certificates for purchase pursuant to the Offer, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Arada does not currently intend to exercise its Optional Dissolution Call Right, as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. However, Arada may elect to exercise the Optional Dissolution Call Right in respect of any of the remaining outstanding Existing Certificates at any time in the future and the consent fee in respect of such exercise shall be payable to eligible holders who voted in favour of the consent solicitation (regardless of their participation in the Offer) by no later than the second business day following the date on which the Optional Dissolution Call Right is exercised in accordance with, and as set out in, the consent solicitation memorandum dated 12 August 2026.
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions of the Offer (including the New Certificates Condition), Arada expects settlement of the Offer to take place on 2 November 2026. Following such settlement, U.S.$242,523,000 in principal amount of the Existing Certificates will remain outstanding.
Dealer Managers
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Emirates NBD Bank PJSC Baniyas Road Deira P.O. Box 777 Dubai United Arab Emirates Telephone: +971 4303 2800 Attention: Debt Capital Markets Email: dcmsf@emiratesnbd.com |
Mashreqbank psc Al Umniyati Street, Burj Khalifa Community P.O. Box 1250, Dubai United Arab Emirates Email: DCM@mashreq.com |
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Standard Chartered Bank |
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Tender and Information Agent
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Sodali & Co Ltd |
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In London The Leadenhall Building 122 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 4AB United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 4513 6933 |
In Hong Kong 1401, 14/F 90 Connaught Road Central Sheung Wan Hong Kong
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Email: arada@investor.sodali.com |
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Transaction Website: https://projects.sodali.com/aradatender |
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DISCLAIMER
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. No offer or invitation to acquire or exchange any securities is being made pursuant to this announcement.
This announcement is released by Arada Developments LLC and contains information that qualified or may have qualified as inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA ("MAR"), encompassing information relating to the Offer described above. For the purposes of MAR and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055 as it forms part of the United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, this announcement is made by Mr. Shimmy Mathew, Group Chief Financial Officer of Arada Developments LLC.